Pan Zhao was chopping wood in the courtyard when he heard Qiao Zhen's cry of pain. He immediately put down his axe, strode in, and saw Qiao Zhen wearing only her underpants and a bodice. The fire in his heart began to burn fiercely again.
Qiao Zhen shrank back into bed, her face flushed with embarrassment and anger. "What are you looking at! Go boil some water for me to take a bath!"
Her bossy manner really makes her look like a wicked old woman.
Pan Zhao hurriedly went out, carried the bathtub into the bedroom, boiled water and adjusted the temperature, and then carefully carried Qiao Zhen into the bathtub before awkwardly leaving amidst Qiao Zhen's delicate breasts.
Qiao Zhen soaked herself in the warm water. If she hadn't been so exhausted yesterday, she wouldn't have gone to sleep covered in dirt. The sticky sweat made it very difficult for her to sleep soundly. Next to the bathtub was a simple dressing table, probably placed there with the original owner's dowry. Qiao Zhen could see the distinct dark circles under her eyes in the bronze mirror.
After taking a bath, she laboriously climbed out of the tub, then dressed herself neatly, giving Pan Zhao no chance to take advantage of her—or rather, not a needle, but an iron pestle.
After lunch, the marks on Qiao Zhen's body had faded considerably. Fortunately, it was late autumn, and no one would notice if she wore more clothes to cover them up.
Qiao Zhen asked, "Are you going to town today?"
Pan Zhao nodded, "I'm going to sell the wild boar I hunted yesterday today."
"Take me with you too." Qiao Zhen blinked, looking at Pan Zhao expectantly.
Pan Zhao felt a little embarrassed by her gaze, and said, "Okay...okay."
Pan Zhao processed the wild boar meat, then carried it on his back, supporting Qiao Zhen's buttocks with the other, and walked several miles without even panting.
【My goodness, is this mission target cheating? Σ(?д?|||)??】
That's right, he's incredibly strong in this world! Surprised? o(′^｀)o
[Wow, I'm both surprised and delighted! What if he hits me? I'd be in a terrible state!]
"How could that be? You're her wife."
"Yeah, yeah, a wife who watched him die right before her eyes, if I were her, I would have strangled myself."
...That sounds a bit strange.
Don't worry, if he can be reborn in this world, you definitely can too. You have more cheat codes than him, so have the confidence to make him go crazy for you, go mad for you, and even bang his head against a wall for you!
Qiao Zhen was speechless at Chu Chu's remarks, so she directly shut down the mental channel again, saying, "I want to buy some needles and thread."
"Okay." Pan Zhao wanted to laugh but held it back tightly.
Qiao Zhen, who was behind him, couldn't see Pan Zhao's twitching lips. She continued, "I can do some needlework to earn some money and then buy myself a new dressing table."
“…Oh.” Pan Zhao’s twitching lips instantly fell shut. He had thought Qiao Zhen was going to make him some clothes, but he was disappointed.
Qiao Zhen could clearly sense the significant change in Pan Zhao's mood. "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly unhappy? I can earn money and share some of your burdens. Isn't that a good thing?"
Pan Zhao thought about Wu Zhen from before, who was in a bad mood every day and disliked him a lot. Now, not only does she not dislike him, but she is also willing to do things with him that can have a baby. As long as he thinks about this, he can't help but feel secretly happy. How can he still look unhappy at all?
Qiao Zhen felt that his mood had improved a lot in an instant. She thought he was a little strange, but as long as Pan Zhao was in a good mood, there was no need for her to investigate further.
She admitted that she deliberately had sex with Pan Zhao last night because she wanted to use it to control him.
If, as Chu Chu said, Pan Zhao's rebirth is merely a repeat of events rather than an awakening, then Pan Zhao should still be the kind and honest person he once was. She even has an urge to pray for pregnancy.
Although this method is low-class, it's very effective. Qiao Zhen came here to complete a mission, not to experience life.
Pan Zhao took Qiao Zhen to the market to sell the wild boar meat, and used half of the money he earned to buy needles and thread for Qiao Zhen.
Afterwards, Pan Zhao took Qiao Zhen to buy some food and supplies in town before returning home.
On the way, they encountered a girl who had fallen into a ditch and was injured. Pan Zhao put Qiao Zhen aside, then went down and carried the girl up. The girl had fair skin, a stark contrast to Qiao Zhen's current sharp-mouthed and monkey-faced appearance.
That girl was the sky, and Qiao Zhen was the soil. This realization left Qiao Zhen somewhat frustrated.
"Thank you, brave man." The girl looked at Qiao Zhen, who was sitting on the large rock. "Is that your wife?"
Pan Zhao nodded, "Yes."
The girl had injured her left calf, but dared not say anything to Pan Zhao. She could only look at Qiao Zhen with pleading eyes. "Brave man, madam, may I ask if you could take me in for the night? My brother and I came here to do business, but we got lost because we were playing around. If you could take me in for a few days, I would be extremely grateful and will repay you handsomely in the future."
This girl must come from a good family. She speaks and behaves politely and deliberately keeps her distance from men. However, she is unaware that this is not a good place to do business. She has some ulterior motives, but she is not malicious.
Qiao Zhen made this judgment.
“I think this girl is very beautiful. If we leave her here alone, she might run into bad people. Why don’t we do a good deed and take her back to stay for a few days? Our family won’t miss her pair of chopsticks.”
Pan Zhao always listened to Qiao Zhen, so he nodded and replied, "Then I'll listen to A-Zhen."
Qiao Zhen stepped forward to help the girl, but saw a crude special effect on the girl's left cheek, like that of the Heavenly Realm's Fate Officer: "Daughter of a Second-Rank Upper General."
The effects of the Fate Master are always used only on people associated with the mission target, so Qiao Zhen's determination to take this girl in became even stronger.
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